Experts Available to Discuss Alternative Therapies for Fibromyalgia

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A recent post in a New York Times health blog explores the role of complementary
and alternative medicine (CAM) in the treatment of fibromyalgia. According to
Dr. Brent Bauer, director of the complementary and integrative medicine program
at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., this research is exciting because
fibromyalgia is such a vexing disease for both patient and practitioner since
the disease has such a variety of symptoms yet is poorly understood and current
treatment options are limited. Says Dr. Bauer, "As this research grows, it is
increasingly possible to identify CAM therapies that have some evidence of
efficacy and minimal risk that can be incorporated right along with the more
conventional treatment recommendations." Among the therapies he discusses are
acupuncture and massage, integrated with more conventional treatment. So, for
instance, a patient might take medication and combine it with a once a week
massage; or receive acupuncture and also follow a gentle exercise program.

http://consults.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/23/complementary-and-alternative-therapies-for-fibromyalgia/

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Ms.CGFunk, Massage Envy

CG Funk is the Vice President of Industry Relations and Product Development for
Massage Envy Limited. She is responsible for developing national and regional
programs and strategies for therapist recruiting and retention, researching,
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associations in the massage therapy industry. CG has been actively involved in
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and program developer, corporate trainer and school administrator. She is a
licensed massage therapist in the state of Arizona and a graduate of the Utah
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resort/spa and a successful private practice. CG developed curricula and
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Dr.JeffreyBland, PhD, FACN, Metagenics, Inc.

Jeffrey S. Bland, PhD, FACN (www.jeffreybland.com), is internationally respected
for his ground-breaking work in functional medicine (a practice of medicine that
addresses the whole person, not just a set of isolated symptoms), nutrigenomics
and nutritional biochemistry, and applied clinical nutrition. Dr. Bland received
his PhD from the University of Oregon in 1971, and served as a professor of
chemistry at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington for 13 years.
He also served as Senior Research Scientist at the Linus Pauling Institute of
Science and Medicine, and directed the Bellevue-Redmond Medical Laboratory in
Washington State. He is the author of over 150 papers and five books on
nutrition and its relationship to health and disease. For the past 15 years, Dr.
Bland has produced Functional Medicine Update (FMU), a monthly audio tape in
which he reviews and synthesizes the medical literature and interviews notable
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